Can not delete folder

[Bill Jacob]

I have a Dell running XP home edition sp1
I have a folder in My Documents that I can not delete. I receive an error
message " Can Not read from the source file or disk". When I try to write to
the folder it creates a duplicate empty folder and stores the file in the
uneraseable folder. I can read and copy files from the folder.Can someone
suggest a way to delete this folder?

 

[Rich Barry]

Bill, check at Kelly's http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm Select
D and scroll to Delete Undeletable Files.

 

[Bill Jacob]

Thanks. No help however. DOS does not even see this directory so the hints
in kellys Korner can not work.

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi,
Did you try the same in Safe mode?
see:-
'Delete - Can't Delete Files or Folders' under 'D'
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Hilary Karp]

Try deleting it from safe mode.

Or open the cmd prompt: Start | Run | cmd hit ok

then navigate to the folder containing the one you are trying to delete
and try the rd command (remove directory). Type rd /? for options.

 

[Bill Jacob]

I was able to solve my problem by deleting the non-8dot3 file name.